Bird-Lore's Twenty-first Christmas Census 9 



Waterford, N. Y. — Dec. 28; 9 a.m. to 12 m, 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; 4 in. of snow; 

 wind northwest to west, strong and cold; temp. 32° (35° at noon), 31° at finish. Herring 

 Gull, 4; Marsh Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 14; Red- 

 winged Blackbird, 7 (male); Tree Sparrow, 250+ ; Song Sparrow, 10 + ; Chickadee, 4. 

 Total, 9 species, 293+ individuals. — Edgar Bedell. 



Albany, N. Y. (west of city). — Dec. 26; 7.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Clear at start, becom- 

 ing cloudy later; ground bare; wind west, light; temp. 2° at start, 16° at return. Eight 

 miles on foot. Observers together. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 

 9; Crow, 250; Starling, 175; Tree Sparrow, 50; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Chickadee, 21. Total, 9 species, 518 individuals. Six Bluebirds seen Dec. 19; 

 2 Song Sparrows Dec. 25. — Dr. Joseph S. Lawrence and Clarence Houghton. 



Fort Plain, N. Y. — Dec. 27; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.; 2 to 6 p.m. Cloudy, with intermittent 

 snow-squalls from the southeast; 4 in. snow; wind southeast, light; temp. 20° at start, 30° at 

 return. Route, creek valleys, Oak Hill (large, heavily wooded tract), open fields, fence- 

 rows, Erie Canal towpath and vicinity of Mohawk River. About 12 miles on skiis. 

 Observers together; also dog. Ruffed Grouse, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Rough-legged 

 Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; American Crow, 4; Starling, i; 

 Rusty Blackbird, 30 (one flock); American Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 56; Slate-colored 

 Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, 2; Northern Shrike, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 5. Total, 

 14 species, 140 individuals. Blackbirds were recorded within >^ mile of occurrence in 

 same locality on Dec. 28, 1919. — Douglas Ayres, Jr. and Arthur Schull (age, 12 

 years). 



Canajoharie, N. Y. (to Fort Plain and back by different roads). — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 

 2 P.M. Cloudy; no snow; wind east, light; temp. —4° at start, -|-8° at return. Seven 

 miles on foot. Through two woods. Observers together. Hairy Woodpecker, i ; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 15; Junco, i; Tree Sparrows, (flock of about 25, and scattering 

 pairs and individuals); Brown Creeper, 3; (Chickadee ?). Total, 7 species, (about) 

 48 individuals. — Ellen Vaughan and Viletta C. Kane. 



Marcellus, N. Y. — Dec. 24; 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; no snow except in 

 widely scattered patches; ice on pools and ponds; fairly strong west wind; temp. 32° 

 at start, 34° at finish. Twelve miles on foot through woods, along roads, and in two cedar 

 (arborvitae) swamps. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Long-eared Owl (?), i; 

 Crow, 15; Tree Sparrow, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 10. Total, 7 

 species, 36 individuals. Song Sparrow was seen on Dec. 23 near a cedar swamp. Few 

 Woodpeckers seen this winter. — Neil Hotchkiss. 



Syracuse, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. Clear; 2 in. snow on ground; 

 wind northeast, light; temp 6° at start, 19° on return. Seven miles on foot, north of 

 city near Onondaga Lake. Observers together. Horned Grebe, 2; Herring Gull, 25; 

 American Merganser, 8; American Golden-eye, 5; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Marsh 

 Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i 

 (male); Crow, 12; Goldfinch, 30; Tree Sparrow, 100; Song Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, 

 i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 12. Total, 17 species, 214 

 individuals. — Prof. T. L. Hankinson, Frank Freidrichs, and Nettie M. Sadler, 

 (Onondaga County Bird Club). 



Geneva, N. Y. ( to Junius, Border City swamp and lake shore to Dresden). — Dec. 

 30; 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. Cloudy; light breezes; temp. 32° to 40°. Observers working in 

 different directions. Holbcell's Grebe, i; Horned Grebe, 8; Herring Gull, 36; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, 3; Black Duck, 6; Redhead, 14,000; Canvasback, 300; Greater Scaup, 2,000; 

 American Golden-eye, 400; Bufiiehead, 6; Old Squaw, 7; Great Blue Heron, i; Ring- 

 necked Pheasant, 17; Marsh (?) Hawk, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; 

 Short-eared Owl, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 6; 

 Flicker, i; Crow, 250; Red- winged Blackbird, i; Meadowlark, i; Redpoll, 4; American 



